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Course Description

This course helps secondary teachers make meetings more focused, efficient, and consistent. It provides practical strategies to improve preparation, communication, and alignment—ensuring meetings lead to clear actions and shared understanding across classes. 



Audience

Secondary Teachers


Teaching Standards

6.3.2 Proficient Level - Engage in Professional Learning - Engage with colleagues and improve practice:  Contribute to collegial discussions and apply constructive feedback from colleagues to improve professional knowledge and practice

7.4.2 Proficient Level - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community - Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities:  Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice




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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome

    • Acknowledgement of Country

    • Learning Objectives

    • Teaching Standards

  • 2

    Module 1 – Why Secondary Meetings Feel Unproductive

    • Introduction

    • What the Research Says

    • Understanding Common Secondary Meeting Patterns

    • What Makes Secondary Meetings Productive?

    • From Awareness to Action

    • Resource: Meeting Reflection Snapshot

    • Extend Your Thinking

    • Reflection Question

  • 3

    Module 2 – Preparing with Purpose

    • Introduction

    • What the Research Says

    • Understanding the Challenge

    • Prepare Your Contribution

    • Before and After: What This Looks Like in Practice

    • Common Pitfalls — and How to Avoid Them

    • Resource: 5-Minute Meeting Prep Template

    • Extend Your Thinking

    • Looking Ahead

    • Reflection Question
  • 4

    Module 3 – Speaking Clearly in Meetings

    • Introduction

    • What the Research Says

    • Understanding the Secondary Challenge

    • Speak Clearly: The Secondary Framework

    • Professional Disagreement

    • Activity: Rewrite for Clarity

    • Extend Your Thinking

    • Resource: Clear Contribution Cheat Sheet

    • Reflection Question
  • 5

    Module 4 - Keeping Secondary Meetings Focused

    • Introduction

    • What the Research Says

    • Why Secondary Meetings Drift

    • Practical Strategies to Refocus Discussion

    • Before and After: What This Looks Like

    • Protecting Focus in Key Meeting Types

    • Scenario Activity

    • Extend Your Thinking

    • Resource: Meeting Focus Prompts

    • Reflection Question
  • 6

    Module 5 – Leaving with Clarity

    • Introduction

    • What the Research Says

    • Understanding the Secondary Challenge

    • The Secondary Meeting Exit Checklist

    • Before and After: What This Looks Like

    • Common Pitfalls — and How to Avoid Them

    • Scenario Activity

    • Extend Your Thinking

    • Resource: Secondary Meeting Exit Checklist
  • 7

    Module 6 – Running Effective Moderation Meetings

    • Introduction

    • What the Research Says

    • What Weak Moderation Looks Like

    • What Strong Moderation Looks Like

    • A Simple Moderation Protocol

    • The Role of Anchor Samples

    • Common Pitfalls — and How to Avoid Them

    • Activity: Compare Moderation Discussions

    • Resource: Moderation Protocol Guide

    • Extend Your Thinking

    • Reflection Question

    • Wrap Up

    • Reflection Question

    • Reference List

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